BY CALEB BEDILLION DAILY JOURNAL TUPELO – Attorneys defending the city against a wrongful death suit filed by the family of Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert have produced a bill for $3,086 in expenses that Shumpert family attorney Carlos Moore may have to pay. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Sanders agreed last week to sanction Moore over his failure to respond in a timely fashion to discovery requests by attorneys representing the city of Tupelo. During the discovery process of a civil action, both the defendants and plaintiffs are entitled to demand from each other certain statements, documents and records that may be relevant to the case. The civil discovery process is broader than during a criminal case. A court must now review the expenses submitted by the firm Mitchell, McNutt and Sams, which is representing the city of Tupelo. According to that firm, that approximately $3,000 bill represents the expenses incurred earlier this year when attorneys with Mitchell, McNutt and Sams filed a series of motions seeking to compel the delinquent discovery responses. In speaking to the court and to the Daily Journal, Moore has claimed responsibility for the tardy discovery disclosures. Thus, he will bear personal responsibility for court-approved expenses. Moore said last week that his job performance was impaired last year by multiple death threats he received after he filed a suit seeking removal of a Confederate battle emblem from Mississippi’s state flag. Moore represents Peggy Shumpert in a suit that claims her husband Antwun Shumpert was wrongfully killed last June by a Tupelo police officer. Antwun Shumpert fled from a traffic stop and was later found by police officer Tyler Cook hiding under a home in the Lee Acres neighborhood.
Carlos Moore Sanction Costs Submitted To Court
Caleb Bedillion, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 12:00pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Mississippi Lee County Tupelo
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